STAMFORD — The Hey Stamford! Foods Festival will be again at Mill River Park in August, with demonstrations by two celeb cooks and songs performances by Flo Rida and DJ Pauly D.
The pageant will extend two weekends: Aug. 11 to 14 and Aug. 18 to 21.
Cooks Todd English and Aaron May possibly will direct cooking demos all through the very first weekend. A “soon-to-be announced roster of properly-recognized chef friends” will join them, giving cooking displays and interacting with competition-goers, according to a launch.
May is the govt chef and culinary director at Bullseye Event Group as effectively as a decide on quite a few Food stuff Network reveals. English has designed a perfectly-known brand and manufactured his very own exhibit for PBS. Previously this 12 months, the English Hospitality Group — English’s joint venture with entrepreneur Keith Burkard — declared strategies to open up a food items hall and art exhibition at Stamford City Middle by early 2024.
“It is an honor to welcome these types of astounding culinary expertise to our expanding party this 12 months,” P.J. Kennedy, the founder of the Hey Stamford! blog and co-producer of the fest, explained in the launch. “With the Todd English Meals Corridor creating its way to our metropolis, we are thrilled to be in a position to present Todd and Aaron how wonderful our Stamford neighborhood is.”
Also for the duration of the initially weekend, DJ Pauly D will perform Saturday night. Resurrection – A Journey Tribute will strike the phase Sunday.
Flo Rida will be up Saturday all through the 2nd weekend. The next working day, Vanilla Ice, Rob Foundation, All-4-Just one, Younger MC and Kid ‘n Engage in will perform as component of the “I Appreciate the 90’s Tour.”
Various meals suppliers will be promoting their fare during each weekends.
In addition, drinks will be served at a beer backyard garden on both of those Thursdays. On Fridays, the festival will have food items, are living tunes and “activities for the entire family,” according to the launch.
“With every little thing from the stay functionality lineup to the rising variety of foods choices, it’s a great in good shape for two awesome chefs these kinds of as Todd and Aaron to arrive on board and lend their culinary abilities to the 2022 Hey Stamford! Food Competition,” Ilario Altamura, Parachute Concerts’ president and competition co-producer, claimed in the release.
Tickets for the two weekends of activities can be acquired on the web at https://heystamfordfoodfest.com/. Tickets will also be sold at the door, but only income will be recognized. Kids beneath 10 years old will be able to enter for free of charge.
Features prior reporting by employees author Leeanne Griffin.
